Where does “مىللەتچىلىك” come from?

مىللەتچىلىك (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur مىللەتچى, from Uyghur مىللەت, from Chagatai ملت, from Arabic مِلَّة — nation, religion; religious community.

مىللەتچىلىك (Uyghur): nationalism

Definitions

  1. nationalism

Ancestry of “مىللەتچىلىك”, step by step

مىللەتچىلىك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur مىللەتچى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurمىللەتچىnationalist
2Uyghurمىللەتnation, ethnic group
3Chagataiملت—
4Arabicمِلَّةnation, religion; religious community

via Uyghur ـلىق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UyghurـلىقDerives adjectives from nouns; with, having, containing something
Every word from Arabic مِلَّة →Every word from Chagatai ملت →Every word from Uyghur مىللەت →